People named Jenny Johnson

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jenny Johnson.

Jenny June (Aunt Jenny) was a remarkable woman. She was very well regarded by the Navajo nation. Apparently, she and Portia would travel to the reservations and attempt to to convert them to Christianity..whether or not it worked, she was well liked anyway. Strangely enough my cousin John Milligan also worked with Navajo people in Arizona in the late 1970's and they knew who she was! Years later, we found a Navajo lullaby she had copied in the Navajo language on a piece of notebook paper. I think the nursery rhyme, "Rock a By Bye Baby" was based on this lullaby. John's wife still has it. I've met Jenny several times and even though I was very young, I clearly remember her visits. All of us looked forward to seeing her again. She was deaf and used an ear horn. She also read lips..I asked her once when we were talking and noticed she didn't have her ear horn, how she could hear us and she told me that she could read my lips if I looked at her face while talking. I remember the time at one of our thanksgiving dinners, I was sitting in a high chair trying to get a radish onto my fork. The radish rolled off my plate and onto the tray and still I chased that radish. Finally, one of the adults noticed and said "Christine, for heaven's sake, what are you doing?". "Trying to get the radish". "Just pick it up!". "I can't". "Why? " My mommy said if she catches us eating with our hands, she'll knock our teef down our froats!". Then Gigi exclaimed "Nancy, what a way to talk to your children!". Aunt Jenny said "it worked didn't it?'. Everyone howled and I picked up the radish. I have a picture of Aunt Jenny standing outside next to a small bare tree. On a branch of this tree was hung a basket and in that basket was a small dog. The dog looked like Toto in the Wizard of Oz. The dog looked bemused but quite content to humor her mistress and Jenny had a look on her face that made me laugh out loud. We have a letter from Jenny in my grandmother's trunk. The letter was written at Gig's (my grandmother) request who wanted the history of Jenny's home life. It's a marvelous letter with some juicy bits especially one about Portia. I never met Portia as she died a year before I was born. We do have photos of her and I always thought she looked kind of crazed and I wondered what happened to her. I have an idea but that's all it is, an idea, I wonder if her siblings knew. Portia and Jenny are buried in the same grave and I get very sad when I see the photo.. Jenny died when I was five and I wonder why I have such vivid memories of her. I was probably 3 years old when I ate the radish.

Jenny Arditti Johnson of San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California was born on December 18, 1924, and died at age 82 years old on March 9, 2007.

Jenny Johnson of Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California was born on May 10, 1888, and died at age 83 years old in September 1971.

Jenny M Johnson of El Monte, Los Angeles County, CA was born on April 17, 1910, and died at age 81 years old on February 11, 1992.

Jenny Johnson of California was born on August 27, 1878, and died at age 84 years old in April 1963.

Jenny N Johnson of Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, CA was born on July 15, 1918, and died at age 84 years old on December 20, 2002.

Jenny Johnson of Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, WA was born on January 16, 1901, and died at age 94 years old in January 1995.

Jenny W Johnson of Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO was born on January 7, 1920, and died at age 86 years old on March 26, 2006.

Jenny Johnson of Denver, Denver County, Colorado was born on November 26, 1893, and died at age 79 years old in November 1972.

Jenny Johnson of California was born on December 21, 1875, and died at age 87 years old in January 1963.

Jenny Johnson of Sandstone, Pine County, MN was born on January 26, 1911, and died at age 93 years old on March 11, 2004.

Jenny M Johnson was born on May 18, 1901, and died at age 89 years old on July 19, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jenny M Johnson.

Jenny Johnson was born on September 3, 1962, and died at age 24 years old in March 1987. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jenny Johnson.

Jenny Johnson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on May 29, 1886, and died at age 85 years old in November 1971.

Jenny Johnson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota was born on March 16, 1894, and died at age 82 years old in February 1977.

Jenny M Johnson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on February 11, 1916, and died at age 80 years old on October 22, 1996.

Jenny A Johnson was born on February 7, 1971, and died at age 27 years old on December 15, 1998. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jenny A Johnson.

Jenny Johnson of Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota was born on November 20, 1888, and died at age 89 years old in March 1978.

Jenny E Johnson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on October 14, 1905, and died at age 96 years old on September 29, 2002.

Jenny M Johnson of Austin, Travis County, TX was born on January 25, 1975, and died at age 28 years old on August 24, 2003.

Jenny Johnson was born on February 9, 1951, and died at age 23 years old in June 1974. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jenny Johnson.

Jenny V Johnson of Morristown, Hamblen County, TN was born on March 15, 1942, and died at age 63 years old on August 22, 2005.

Jenny M Johnson of Elizabethton, Carter County, TN was born on April 22, 1977, and died at age 25 years old on March 24, 2003.

Jenny Johnson of Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan was born on March 26, 1894, and died at age 84 years old in March 1978.

Jenny Johnson of Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI was born on September 9, 1929, and died at age 70 years old on July 19, 2000.

Jenny Johnson of Michigan was born on August 14, 1884, and died at age 78 years old in October 1962.

Jenny Johnson of Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, Indiana was born on February 13, 1886, and died at age 89 years old in February 1975.

Jenny Johnson of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on December 11, 1897, and died at age 79 years old in June 1977.